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BZ Media Adds Drone Business to International Drone Conference and Exposition

BZ Media LLC announced today the addition of Drone Business, a conference for drone business owners, entrepreneurs and dealers, to the International Drone Conference and Exposition being held September 9, 10, 11th at The Rio in Las Vegas.

7 Apr 2015

Sale of 19 Industrial Robots Utilized By Honda Canada Begins

EquipmentAuction.com, LLC today announced the start of the sale of 19 industrial robots currently utilized at the Honda of Canada automotive assembly plant in Ontario, Canada.

7 Apr 2015

New Report on Global Exoskeletons Market

RnRMarketResearch.com adds Exoskeletons: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2015 to 2021 research report of 254 pages, which says exoskeleton markets will be separate and additive to the robotic rehabilitation market.

7 Apr 2015

USAA Request for Usage of Drones to Improve Post-Catastrophe Claims Response Receives FAA Approval

The Federal Aviation Administration has approved USAA's request to test how unmanned aircraft systems, also known as drones, could help speed review of insurance claims from its members following natural disasters. USAA is one of the first insurers to be granted the approval for such testing.

7 Apr 2015

Golden Star Acquires Rights to Manufacture NAD’s Drone Products

Golden Star Enterprises Ltd. reports that the Company has acquired 100% of the licensing rights for manufacturing and distribution of North American Drones Enterprise Inc.'s (NAD) branded line of drone products with the issuance of 38,000,000 restricted common shares of the Company. The rights were purchased through affiliated parties.

7 Apr 2015

FAA Grants Bechtel Permission for Use of UAS to Enhance Construction Processes

Bechtel has been granted permission for commercial use of unmanned aircraft system (UAS) technology by the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The permission allows Bechtel to operate UAS technology, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles or drones, on projects in the United States to enhance construction processes within the virtual project delivery approach.

7 Apr 2015

Teledyne DALSA Introduces New 2k and 4k GigE Vision Line Scan Cameras

Teledyne DALSA, a Teledyne Technologies company and global leader in machine vision, today announced the expansion of its Linea family of low-cost, high-value line scan cameras with new 2k and 4k GigE Vision models. Compact and feature-rich, Linea cameras deliver high speed and flexibility, and help lower the cost of inspection for an ever-widening array of applications.

7 Apr 2015

Robotic Predators Can Also Spook Zebrafish

In the world of the tiny zebrafish, the predatory red tiger oscar is the stuff of nightmares. And while the species has no natural reason to fear robots, researchers at the NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering have published the first study showing that, in a side-by-side comparison, a robotic predator can spook zebrafish just as well as the real thing. Their results may help advance understanding of fear and anxiety in animal populations, including humans.

7 Apr 2015

Automation & Robotics in Automotive Manufacturing Market Forecast to Reach $13.66bn in 2014

The 2014 to 2024 period is going to be challenging for the global automotive industry as automotive OEMs, auto suppliers, and other members of the ecosystem will need to address the megatrends which are currently shaping the future of the industry; stricter emission requirements, new safety regulations and rising consumer trends. These megatrends create opportunities for new production lines which in turn require the modernisation of the automotive manufacturing process to meet the rising demand.

7 Apr 2015

Paralyzed Chicago Veteran Receives ReWalk Robotics Personal Exoskeleton Device

One night, several months after a motorcycle crash paralyzed him from the chest down in 2012 and ended his U.S. Army special-ops career, Roosevelt "R.J." Anderson Jr. had a dream: he could walk again.

6 Apr 2015

First Prototype of Broca Project Surgical Robot Presented at IMIBIC

Last Thursday the 26th March, Universal Robots participated in the official presentation of the Broca Project’s first prototype, a surgical robot developed in Spain by Tecnalia and the University of Malaga whose aim is to make robotics accessible to all hospitals, and allow surgeons to work with a secure and precise device that enables them to carry out operations that usually require laparoscopy surgery.

6 Apr 2015

AUVSI Unmanned Systems 2015: DAC to Unveil WATT Tethered Drone Systems

Drone Aviation Holding Corp., a developer of specialized lighter-than-air aerostats and tethered drones, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Drone Aviation Corp. (DAC), will unveil the WATT-200 and WATT-300 tethered drone system at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) Unmanned Systems 2015 Conference and Tradeshow in Atlanta, GA May 4-7, 2015.

6 Apr 2015

Forecast Report on Global Patient Monitoring Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Patient Monitoring Global Market - Forecast to 2020" report to their offering.

6 Apr 2015

ASU Students Launch Giant Unmanned Research Balloons

It doesn’t take a sky-high budget to conduct aerospace research, thanks to weather balloons and a little ingenuity.

6 Apr 2015

WIU School of Ag Students Learn About Agriculture-Related Applications of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Five students in Western Illinois University's School of Agriculture recently had the opportunity to learn, first hand, some of the agriculture-related applications of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) thanks to Stewart Moorehead from John Deere's Technology Innovation Center (Champaign, IL).

3 Apr 2015